Show NATION 0 Y ONLY AFTER I 1 NG FIGHT campaign comes to end with surprising suddenness BEFORE CONGRESS 40 YEARS sheppard lisp P ard prohibition Prohibit on amendment eighteenth to be adopted sell rati fied in less laos th than thirteen M months ta with a swiftness that has surp surprised even asim the am most at op optimistic let of prohibit now lion advocates advocate the united nae voted toted its itself c if illy it ties lias done this A bl voting into the federal constitution nil an swe amendment ralin at that prohibits the manu ex fa rince sale or transportation of in 1 liquors ignore within the called A states tates for far beverage pui pai posea poses ne as well as its import importation atin into at or exportation train from t the he united states and oil au terri alert tory icily subject object to its jurisdiction for fifty years year the campaign to ob gb t tain in prohibition either by state or f fed ed rai eral legislation has bar been eng waged d with out interruption but now the desired suit end has loss been reached had by writing the prohibitory tee regulation A latious into the or game awl law I 1 in this form owing to the difficulties attendant up upon changes 1 the she constitution nation wide aim becomes more mom of a pe permanent hamnet in ca tUtu a flon than an experiment that could be terminated by congressional legislation legation the prohibition amend in ment cut which inch has j just at been bee ratified li bi 8 u more mom than three of the states into of the go euion the required to mas make a it effective becomes the agh k amendment amend mint to the constitution ahr resolution p providing for its submission ml I 1 to the state late legislatures legiel turns j introduced du bv bo senator benator morris morns sheppard of at texas w mas as an finally ily adopted by lon congress greas doce december her 18 1917 on january 16 0 less in the than alart thirteen months after the adoption of the resolution by con can grass give ratification of the amendment by the states mas accomplished no other proposed amendment to the con ban baa been adopted with such h speed v alth ath the exception of that which prot provided oil for the abolition of slavery a avery actions action on an the Reven seventeen tern other a amendments mend ments that have been adopted has required from time nine 1 to forti three months the th average time required has been about in two yea years re the war or 1 la gin hen the credit for has tem bening I 1 the adoption of it p in this cau country airy the economic aspect of the e que question tion sea was emph emphasis awed ed by the war a r emergency and the handwriting hand writing on the vail vin as seen when cg congress ress sied a law ivis providing tor far nation it wide prohibition t it as a war our me a to 0 become became effective july 1 1919 and to cont continue us until the armies of tia the unit vil d st states have been if tills aim law goes into as bontem plated the country mill a ill go dry july 1 although the file constitutional amend ment meau will not become effective until one me year utter after I 1 its a ratification ution Is by y the required number of state loghin legislatures t all to text t of amendment the me text or of the resolution embodying A the us amendment which ban be now born adopted is a as follows 1 resolution PROPOSING AN AME TO THU comati or OP TH THE UNIT UNITED D STATES E 1 revolved hati by the senate and house of rears of 0 the united states wc of aira la in com co arisa As bled two taide thirds of each ban house concurring nor 0 1 that the follow ing amend end e went to thee abe constitution brt be an and d in here cre by I 1 Is proposed to the states lot to be come me valid lid as a part of the lion aw when he ratified by the legislatures of the several eral states as provided by the me C constitution thul section beaton I 1 1 afu after one your year from the ratification ot at this article the ame rectum facture sale Is or tra transportation of in liquors within me linter fail lotion the thereof bot into or the pollution th thereof mf from roin the Is um united led at states mile and sit all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for bage be wag purposes la is here w by prohibited 2 athe the congress con greis and the amral have concurrent pow po r to enforce this article by appropriate legisla legislation on I 1 section B athis tha ill I 1 shall hall be 1 in operative opera unless it shall h ill ims ha c here beer sa As ans cut to the cani titus sti tulion on by the ichii legislatures atu tea of the sev see eral rul states late as provided I 1 IB the constitution mi within seven years from the date a of the hereof to the let by the cons reis C CHAMP CAMP CLARK speaker of the if house on of represents presenta Be lives live THOMAS E MARSHALL yle vice arasi president dent of the united sta states to and ad pres president dent ot of the senate I 1 certify that this joint resolution filuba wi luba originated 1 in th the ate JAMI JAM 8 M BARER BAKER Scle S cretaro tary this resolution was man adopted by the abash st nate on an august 1 1917 by a vote to of 0 d 65 to a 20 and by the ban house as of insist 1 ves on december 17 aby by a vote ot at to house amendments were adopted by the senate december IS 18 M first I 1 to ratify I 1 am hiis t the a first s t state to ratify the amendment both senate and I 1 house on an 8 vit deinla kentucky and south carolina took similar action during the same a month mad and north dakota soon fol lowed but i in most states mates action me was delayed until this year m when e the varl conse aed state legislatures tea convened then the states state took action on the amendment men in rapid suco succession following Follo following north dakota the states acted in we the following order artill until nebraska the thirty sixth to act completed the almu acacia fi cation maryland west we faints montana conform california texas washington Ocla waro m indiana dakota Arkan aaa I 1 alliona s a N north or c m kanaan louisiana A la a barn I 1 loa michigan colorado ohio oregon ma oklahoma new hampshire dempster waho utah L tah nebraska maine main before congress 40 ym billt bills providing tor cornat nation wide prohibition by legislation and resolutions proposing constitutional amendments tor far the same purpose have been before congress rin griss almost continually tor far more than file 40 seam ears senator H W blair of new hampshire fam proposed posed the first amendment d et is in 1976 this provided only tor for the prohibition prohibit of a the manufacture and sale of spirituous distilled 11 li q HOPS for beverage bev bevel elage age purposes he Itro introduced dac ad a similar measure nine am times eh chang 9 lug fag it in ISM 1550 to include all 11 alcoholic congressman hobson of alabama in the famous A hobizon Hobi ion arala I 1 too in ia the he house ho december 19 1933 1013 the amendment was amended many times by holism hobson himself finally family pro p viding lid I 1 A tor far a division dill elars of responsibility for far the enforcement of the law be tween state lots and ad federal governments goern luet ims was done to secure the support of 0 certain advocates of state late rights right th the resolution came a to a vote to delete decera her 22 1914 1014 but received only votes while 28 were access necessary a ry tor far its adoption 1 in 1914 senator work of C california introduced a bill AM arm providing wing tor for the pro hi bitans ot at spirituous liquors ll including wine and beer but it rort ived little support from prohibition leaders do and ad old did not come to a vote may go to court there to 18 a probability that bi lie forces force ill attempt to secure an annulment of the ratification vote orin several status states and will attack the lea ratify of the action of congress I 1 in san Finc fare a court order has been secured related real restraining mall governor bl stephens ePhon temporarily from signing the tifer tion ann of the annu annulment dment it A has been stated the that similar anal act action mey may be talton ako I 1 in other states including arkansas Arkan Arkin has hus colorado maine new mexico oklahoma oregon utah washington wahington and ad in 1 these states rules it la 1 declared deI mcd all action taken by the state late legislatures may be submitted to the people under a referendum the antl anti saloon league contends that this thin is impossible outlining its posit position I 1 im 1 in the fail following ing statement article V of the federal Cons Const titu itil it alon ans p provides r idea that the li slature hla ture or a late convention Is ie the only body whitla can ratify an amendment to the C constitution illation cougle is given the power to say which an one shall hall have has the authority congress had chosen the state to e legislatures legislature it as the bodies to ratify t the fedral prohibition amendment A state late referendum therefore th euln would be illegal and bolds void attorneys attorney for far the liquor interests claim that there are am many points on an v s aich the amendment may be attacked in the courts and plans have bavo been made it to 18 declared lor far action along tin be uses lines |